Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Table of contents
Sevier county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,086 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 831 | 5.5 |
| Kindergarten | 899 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,748 | 51.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,507 | 23.2 |
| College or graduate school | 2,101 | 13.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 48,843 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,281 | 10.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,132 | 14.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,768 | 36.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,853 | 20.2 |
| Associate degree | 2,206 | 4.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,389 | 9.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,214 | 4.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 13.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 57,579 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 10,462 | 18.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 35,791 | 62.2 |
| Separated | 904 | 1.6 |
| Widowed | 3,545 | 6.2 |
Female | 2,956 | 5.1 |
| Divorced | 6,877 | 11.9 |
Female | 3,999 | 6.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,358 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 715 | 52.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 54,780 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 7,398 | 13.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 14,757 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,315 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 43,036 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,743 | 22.6 |
Percent employed | 57.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 33,293 | 77.4 |
Percent employed | 77.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,684 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,763 | 43.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 67,000 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 36,348 | 54.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 30,141 | 45.0 |
Same county | 14,410 | 21.5 |
Different county | 15,731 | 23.5 |
Same state | 5,798 | 8.7 |
Different state | 9,933 | 14.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 511 | 0.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 71,170 | 100.0 |
| Native | 70,006 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 69,695 | 97.9 |
State of residence | 42,744 | 60.1 |
Different state | 26,951 | 37.9 |
Born outside United States | 311 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 1,164 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 612 | 0.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 547 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 617 | 0.9 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,164 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 386 | 33.2 |
| Asia | 284 | 24.4 |
| Africa | 41 | 3.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 350 | 30.1 |
| Northern America | 103 | 8.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 67,000 | 100.0 |
| English only | 65,029 | 97.1 |
| Language other than English | 1,971 | 2.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 849 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 956 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 476 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 686 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 239 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 241 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 123 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 71,170 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 58,257 | 81.9 |
| Arab | 84 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 184 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 104 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,206 | 1.7 |
| English | 7,430 | 10.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,887 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 329 | 0.5 |
| German | 7,857 | 11.0 |
| Greek | 71 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 170 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 8,112 | 11.4 |
| Italian | 1,649 | 2.3 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 329 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 497 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 89 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 93 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,566 | 3.6 |
| Scottish | 1,497 | 2.1 |
| Slovak | 27 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 70 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 336 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 90 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 14,556 | 20.5 |
| Welsh | 381 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 23 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,578 | 12.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
